Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pron] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their lack of involvement on any deep level with men was , in its way , a liberation and perhaps explains why so many women , too , admired them , copied their looks and envied their freedom of behaviour . |
| 2 | Satisfied , he knelt and cleansed his hands in a pool of salt water and walked back down to where the ferryman was patiently waiting for him . |
| 3 | Manufacturers of dynamite and the other nitro-organics plied their trade as placidly as ever ; manufacturers of ammonium nitrate fertiliser merely desensitised it and countered its hygroscopicity with kaolin or kieselguhr instead of wax . |
| 4 | Alfred Russel Wallace ( 1823–1913 ) , who actually discovered the theory of natural selection independently of Darwin and shared its glory with him , came from that tradition of artisan science and radicalism which played so important a part in the early nineteenth century and which found ‘ natural history ’ so congenial . |
| 5 | I have wept copiously and shared my feelings with a woman , that is , my intended . |
| 6 | Only see one way in which we are like God is in having moral and spiritual capacities no other creature has moral and spiritual capacities , they do not of the potential to worship , they do not of a code er , er , of moral laws , they 're not governed by that , it 's a case of , of the , might makes right , it 's a case of the strongest the one that survives and the weakest goes to the wall you 've only got to look er at a litter of pups and the last one is the one that 's pushed to the back every time is n't it , there 's no moral law there , those pups and the , and the bitch does n't er work out , that because that one is weaker it should be getting more , more nourishment , it should be cared for better , it does n't work like that in any thing else , but God has placed within humanity a moral responsibility and his place within as a spiritual capacity , were more than just animals , were created in his image , so God created us , capable of knowing him and growing to be like him and in his original creation they 're in need of , the , the , the highlight of it was when he came down and communicated and talked with Adam and Eve there in the garden and shared his heart with them and there was this perfect commune between God the creator and man his creation , he never did it to any animal , he did n't go and talk to the trees and the plants perfect though they were , he never looked on any of the other creatures that he had made , wonderful though they may be , beautiful in their colouring , and go and talk with them , but he talks with Adam and he shares his heart with him his purpose is that Adam should communicate with him and walk with him and has fellowship with him , growing to be like him , but you see even though God created us like that , he did n't create us as puppets , it was n't God up in heaven pulling the strings and Adam did that and Eve did this and that was how it were , God is not a puppeteer and he made as capable of choosing good and evil , he gave us moral choices , because he made us his moral beings and so we could choose to do this and not to do that , we could choose to , to do this and to leave the other undone . |
| 7 | In 1844 his father and younger brother died : his mother devoted her life thereafter to John and shared his home for twenty years . |
| 8 | Then he met Iris Barry last New Year 's Eve and shared his sense of inadequacy with her . |
| 9 | Stavrogin writes : ‘ I 've tried the depths of debauchery and wasted my strength over it ; but I do n't like debauchery and never wanted it . ’ |
| 10 | After putting her hat and coat back on , she looked in the mirror , and she twisted her face up and stabbed her fingers towards her reflection as she said , ‘ That is n't me ! |
| 11 | He shook his head and stabbed his fingers through his hair . |
| 12 | He paused and stabbed his match at me . |
| 13 | Nothing daunted , the committee members set to ; they contacted friends and acquaintances on other islands , they studied ferry time-tables , and planned their campaign with a speed which matched that which had equipped the Law Centre . |
| 14 | We parked in the small village of Marloes and planned our route on the map . |
| 15 | Cypress Semiconductor Corp is disappointed with its Sparc business , which is falling and impacted its earnings in at least the last quarter : but now it reckons its Pinnacle Sparc shot ( UX No 381 ) will save the day in the second half . |
| 16 | He has spoken up for them when their homes have been threatened with closure and voiced their opinions on Radio Cleveland . |
| 17 | Once Smith finally began to criticise union influence in the party and voiced his preference for an electoral college composed solely of MPs and individual members , Gould penned a letter to the Guardian promising to strengthen rather than loosen union links . |
| 18 | Only three weeks ago Clough launched a scathing attack on the way he was treated at the European championship finals in Sweden this summer and voiced his disapproval at manager Taylor 's long-ball style . |
| 19 | She reached for the little wrist and laid her fingers against the inside . |
| 20 | And she put her arms round his neck and laid her head on his shoulder , quite happy . |
| 21 | She did not seem to realize what she had done , and laid her head on his shoulder , crying with happiness . |
| 22 | And she drew his hand closer and laid her cheek on it , so that he knew she , too , was thinking of Bruges , when she had allowed him that right , and of Ghent , and of a place by a waterfall . |
| 23 | She went to the dead man and laid her cheek against his ; it was already cold . |
| 24 | ‘ I am used to sharing , ’ she said ; and laid her cheek in fondness , or in weariness , or in sorrow , on his knee while he stroked her hair , his head bent , and then kissed it . |
| 25 | Flora turned and laid her hand on his knee . |
| 26 | Unconsciously she reached out and laid her hand on his arm , wanting in some way to offer comfort for a pain that was still hurting despite the passage of time . |
| 27 | She reached out and laid her hand on his arm , and beneath her fingers she felt the corded muscle clench . |
| 28 | Jim , seated , or perched on his chair , could not settle , but got up and stumbled about , laughing helplessly , or sat and laid his head on the table and laughed , sounding as if he wept , then in an excess of happiness and gratitude , banged his two fists on either side of his head , which banging turned into a little sharp jubilant rhythm . |
| 29 | He pushed back the chairs and laid his blankets on the floor to fall asleep , as always , the moment he closed his eyes . |
| 30 | ‘ Shall we sit here ? ’ asked David gently , and laid his jacket on the grass . |